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@marylisa

Reirel, I am sorry for everything you have gone through. It is very scary. I hope you will ask your doctors for more information and perhaps seek a consult with Mayo, Cleveland Clinic or a major medical center. Is it a celiac aneurysm or something else? I have a celiac aneurysm and this condition is relatively rare so many doctors do not diagnose it or even know to look for it. Fortunately I live in a major city with excellent doctors and a university hospital. It was discovered last year after I had a splenic infarction which was caused by a clot from the celiac aneurysm (I also have stenosis at the same spot.) As a result my spleen mostly died from the lack of blood. They did not remove the spleen since that is no longer the usual protocol. My doctor is taking a wait and see approach since the aneurysm is relatively small. I see my internist twice a year and a vascular surgeon once a year. But that is what I have experienced and may be very different for you. I wish you the best and hope you will keep us posted. This group has been very helpful for me and we learn from each other.

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Why would your doctor wait? You have already had issues from it. My celiac aneurysm is 1.25 mm. 1.5mm and they operate. I am wanting to do it now while I’m healthy. Don’t get the waiting.

The celiac artery is much smaller than the arotic. So the sizes do not correspond. 1.5 mm on the celiac is large compared to 1.5mm on the aortic. The aortic could have a 5 mm and still be small compared to the celiac.

@marylisa I saw that you go to Emory. A CT showed I have celiac stenosis and I was curious which vascular doctor you see there.